I can't fight the urge, I love buying cheap older speakers and being thrilled by their sound vs spending large amounts of $$ and not being as thrilled.

Picked up a pair of Technics SB-T10 for $30. Technics? Yeah I thought so to when I bought them, could be hit or miss, but damn these are some nice little guys. Very clear, detailed and smooth. Not allot of low end but mid/highs are very nice.

nobody in their right mind would buy high dollar speakers and be willing to do a blind comparison and listen with their own ears

Define high dollar. I love doing blind comparisons and did it with my own speakers before I bought them, and no they were not my first choice, but my first choice would have required other components as well. Like everything else, you get what you pay for, to a point.

nobody in their right mind would buy high dollar speakers and be willing to do a blind comparison and listen with their own ears

The only reason I even mention the magico q7's is because I love the engineering that went into the chassis, it's pretty awesome. Though if I did win a few million dollars I would not hesitate to purchase the q7's or the focal grande utopias and the equipment required to run them.

nobody in their right mind would buy high dollar speakers and be willing to do a blind comparison and listen with their own ears

Define high dollar. I love doing blind comparisons and did it with my own speakers before I bought them, and no they were not my first choice, but my first choice would have required other components as well. Like everything else, you get what you pay for, to a point.

going past a couple grand for a pair of speakers strictly dedicated for 2ch listening is getting pretty silly IMO but who am I to judge, just IMO.

The thing I dont get is you never really see true blind a/b tests performed on these higher dollar speakers or interconnects or speaker wires that people rave about, so how are you supposed to believe that they really are doing anything and that its not just in your head.